A 205% increase …

I had mentioned in previous posts there is great debate across the country about traffic tickets as they relate to quotas or revenue generation for municipalities, well Canton, Ohio is clearly not shy about traffic enforcement, they have increased the number of speeding tickets by 205% for the first half of 2010 compared to the same period in 2009.

The police insist enforcement is having a positive impact on driver safety and a reduction in traffic accidents (the numbers do not tell the same story) but City Council has come right out and requested the revenue generated by these tickets be maintained.

In other driver safety related news, Department of Transportation Secretary LaHood has announced a second distracted driving this year on September 21st. LaHood is serious about distracted driving, particularly with respect to hand held devices and I would not be surprised to see sweeping legislation next year. The elimination of cell phones in cars could very well happen soon. What would your life be without the ability to talk or text in your car? Like your parents?

With July almost over, it is almost time to go back to school and represents a very busy time for us at DefensiveDriving.com. Driver programs, especially those related to ticket dismissal or point reduction, see a spike in our business in August as folks try to wrap up their summers business before heading back to college or having their kids going back to school for the fall.

On my way to work… below, two police officers is never a good thing … Drive Friendly and have a safe weekend. Remember if you have employees who drive for you, we have a program you might want to know about … www.businessdriversafety.com!

DISMISS YOUR TICKET OR WE PAY IT UP TO $250

We're so confident that you can dismiss your ticket with our service that we'll give you up to $250 if you don't.

What do we mean by 'up to' ?

We've been doing this a long time (since 2000 to be exact), so we know your ticket will be dismissed. But, in the unlikely event that it isn't, we'd like to contribute some cash toward it, up to a value of $250.
Basically, if your ticket is $250 or less, we'll give you the full value of your ticket, if it's more than that, we'll give you $250.
It's really that simple.
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We cannot provide a refund if any of these scenarios are applicable:

- You do not successfully complete the course prior to your court deadline.

- You do not have court permission to take a defensive driving course to dismiss a ticket.

- You provide the court with documentation that is inaccurate, incomplete or late or you fail to pay court fees.

So what's the catch?

Payment will be made within 28 days of your successful claim being submitted. You may need to pay the court before you receive payment from us. We will not be held accountable for any costs, fees or charges associated with late payment of your ticket/fine.

We cannot pay the ticket if any of these scenarios are applicable:

You do not successfully complete the course prior to your court deadline (the course has a 99.99% success rate).

You do not have court permission to take a defensive driving course to dismiss a ticket.

You provide the court with documentation that is inaccurate, incomplete or late or you fail to pay court fees.